Detail: Classic vintage Yohji Yamamoto knitted black minimalist banana cut evening dress - gown from the mid 1990s, constructed from a soft medium weight linen yarn, providing exquisite drape. Wide semi-slashed neckline. Single pocket to right hand hip. Unlined. Semi translucent. There is a good 3-4 inch stretch to the fabric.
Period: Mid 1990s
Condition: Near Perfect / Mint. Vintage Condition Guide
Sizing: UK8-12. Unstetched:- Bust 34". Waistline 28". Hips 36". Length from top of neck starp to hemline 56". Size Conversion Chart
Colour: Black
Fabric: 100% Linen
Origin: Japan
Care: Dry Clean
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Born in Tokyo in 1943. After completing a degree in law, Yamamoto turned his attentions to fashion by working with his mother and graduating from Bunka Fashion Collage in Tokyo in 1969. In the same year, he started the Yamamoto label.
His international success came in 1981, when he showed in Paris. His oversized black, distressed and deconstructed collection caused a sensation. His work was compared to that of Rei Kawakubo but his approach is in fact quite different. For Yamamoto, a continuing love affair with black is intended to focus the viewer’s attention on the cut and proportions with no distraction.
For over thirty years, Yohji Yamamoto has replied heavy on the relationship that exists between the garment and wearer. He revels in asymmetry - for him this is a thing of beauty. Imperfections, creatively inspire him. He wants to see scars, failure, disorder and distortions in his work which, is entirely individual and highly complex, and there is no doubt that his influence is everywhere.